# Sundeep Ravande

> Sundeep Ravande is the Houston-based co-founder, CEO and board member of Innovapptive, which develops connected-worker software for industrial operations. His earlier consulting work included IBM and Accenture. He became Innovapptive’s CEO in May 2017 and has led the business through funding rounds involving Tiger Global Management and Vista Equity Partners. His public writing focuses on frontline workflows, user experience and industrial AI.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Innovapptive Inc.
- **Organizations:** Innovapptive Inc., IBM, Accenture
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Master of Science in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Mississippi
- **Known for:** Co-founded Innovapptive in 2012 and became CEO in 2017., Led Innovapptive through its 2019 Tiger Global-led Series A and 2023 Vista-led Series B., Named among the 2023 Houston Dealmaker of the Year honorees.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Worked in enterprise transformation consulting, including IBM and Accenture.
- **2012** — Co-founded Innovapptive with Hari Kamineni.
- **2014** — Innovapptive won SAP’s Mobile App Challenge for its quality-management application.
- **2017** — Named CEO on May 9, succeeding co-founder Hari Kamineni; previously president.
- **2019** — Innovapptive announced a $16.3 million Series A led by Tiger Global Management.
- **2023** — Innovapptive announced a Vista Equity Partners-led Series B, with Tiger Global participating; Ravande was a Houston Dealmaker of the Year honoree.
- **2026** — Discussed frontline execution and industrial AI in a June TechTarget podcast; Innovapptive received Frost & Sullivan category recognition in April.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Innovapptive in 2012 and became CEO in 2017.
- Led Innovapptive through its 2019 Tiger Global-led Series A and 2023 Vista-led Series B.
- Named among the 2023 Houston Dealmaker of the Year honorees.
- Innovapptive received Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Global Company of the Year recognition for augmented connected worker, end-to-end platforms.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Appeared in TechTarget’s Enterprise Apps Unpacked discussion of industrial AI, frontline judgment and execution.
- **2026-06** — Listed as a speaker for the June 23 AWS Industries LIVE event on manufacturing execution.
- **2026-04** — Innovapptive received Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Global Company of the Year category recognition.
- **2025-07** — Published a LinkedIn essay on operational margin improvement through AI and connected-worker workflows.

## Links

- Website: https://www.innovapptive.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundeepravande
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sundeepravande1

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